Lead Substation Engineer 1 - Grid
HybridSan Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Job Summary
Lead substation engineering and design efforts for HV and EHV facilities, including creating calculations, document designs, and specifications for modifications and upgrades. Prepare relaying philosophies, select equipment, develop SCADA configurations, and oversee I/O assignments and connection diagrams. Guide junior and senior engineers through detailed design phases, coordinate with clients and suppliers, and perform independent reviews of calculations and drawings. Investigate and solve engineering issues, analyze single line and schematic diagrams, and present findings on existing facility upgrades. Mentor less experienced engineers and lead teams in leveraging automation and AI to improve workflows and reduce rework. This hybrid role requires three days in-office and offers relocation support.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program
- 10 or more years experience with a focus on protection / control / telecommunications for high voltage substations; including design, installation, and coordination
- PE license
- Experience with serving as firm/client liaison in a support or lead engineering role
- Experience in writing and providing support documentation for relay calculations
- Experience with the design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
- Proficiency with any of the following programs: SKM, ETAP, ASPEN, CDEGS, or vendor software
- Familiarity with design codes and standards, such as NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI
- Experience with various vendor protective relay equipment typically used in substation protection, including SEL, ABB, GE, Areva, and Basler
- Proficiency with MS Office applications
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must be fully bilingual in Spanish and English (read, speak, and write)
- Must be able to travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs
- Must be available for a hybrid work arrangement with three days a week in the office and two days remotely
Desired Qualifications
- A BSEE degree
- Prior experience in-line, bus and equipment protection, breaker, transformer and similar equipment control, RTU and data concentrator based SCADA systems, telemetering and communications (fiber optics, microwave, power line carrier, etc.)
- AutoCAD or MicroStation experience
- Construction and start-up experience
- Testing or commissioning experience
- Experience leading others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs
- Experience directing automation and process-improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation and guiding when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked
- Experience overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs
- Additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows
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